08 Nov, 2024 ESMA CP on amendments to EU Prospectus regime – ESG proposals By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade Julia Bhatti Benedicte de Moras +1 more... Show less Background The EU Listing Act, which makes changes to the EU Prospectus Regulation (“EU PR”), is due to be published in the Official...
08 Oct, 2024 ICMA publishes paper on role of commercial paper in the sustainable finance market By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade On 7 October 2024, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) released a paper exploring the development of the sustainable...
01 Oct, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - October 2024 By Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova Welcome to the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and globally on the full...
24 Sep, 2024 Deep dive into World Bank’s latest Outcome Bond funding Amazon reforestation By Elaine Keats Sirae Chen Erin McKeown In our latest episode of Bond Beats, Elaine Keats, Sirae Chen and Erin McKeown welcome Shirmila Ramasamy (the World Bank’s Senior Counsel...
27 Aug, 2024 Linklaters advises World Bank on first-of-its-kind carbon removal bond to fund Amazon reforestation By Catherine Wade Erin McKeown Linklaters has advised the World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) on the issuance of its nine-year...
02 Jul, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - July 2024 By Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Welcome to the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and globally on the full...
25 Jun, 2024 ICMA releases new resources on Sustainability-Linked Bonds, Green Bonds and Sustainability-Linked Loans financing Bonds By Erin McKeown Siân Sanford Catherine Wade Jake Dyer Ben Dulieu Amelia Rice +3 more... Show less On 25 June 2024, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) released new materials and guidance to support the Green, Social,...
24 Jun, 2024 Stocktake of the EU Taxonomy in action By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade Earlier this month the European Commission published a factsheet evidencing the market’s uptake of the EU Taxonomy. The results (gleaned...
13 Jun, 2024 Webinar recording: the EU perspective on greenwashing from the ESA's reports By Julia Grothaus Raza Naeem Victoria Hickman Clare Wiles Erin McKeown Premlata Fagan +3 more... Show less With the UK FCA’s anti-greenwashing rule in its early days, next up we took the opportunity to look at greenwashing from the EU...
06 Jun, 2024 EU Green Bond Regulation: new podcast on the key aspects of the EuGB label getting the most buzz in the market By Catherine Wade Erin McKeown In this podcast series, we explore in bitesize format various aspects of the EU Green Bond Regulation. In this episode, counsel Catherine...
04 Jun, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - June 2024 By Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Welcome to the latest edition of the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and...
28 May, 2024 New EU Green Bond Regulation Hub By Catherine Wade With just over 6 months to go before the first issuer will be able to use the EU’s new ‘gold standard’ label for green EU Taxonomy...
14 May, 2024 ESG podcast series for clients in France By Francois April Géric Clomes Veronique Delaittre Bart Fleuren Eleonore Hannezo Maria Mitaeva Claudia Cavicchioli Pierre Sikorav Fériel Aliouchouche Benedicte de Moras Jihane Guyot Leïla Megdoud Emilie Rochat Maëlys Duval +11 more... Show less The Linklaters team in our Paris office have produced a series of podcasts on various ESG topics for clients in France. The podcasts...
13 May, 2024 ICMA, IsDB and LSEG publish guidance on sustainable sukuk By Erin McKeown On 29 April 2024, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), together with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and London Stock...
09 May, 2024 Hong Kong expands green and sustainable finance incentives and launches taxonomy for sustainable finance By Gilly Hutchinson On 3 May 2024, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) published its updated guideline on the Green and Sustainable Finance Grant Scheme...
01 May, 2024 EU proposal to integrate ESG factors into credit ratings By Upasana Chauhan Victoria Hickman Silke Bernard Raza Naeem David Ballegeer Dr Frederik Winter Julia Voskoboinikova +4 more... Show less What has happened? In response to the European Commission’s request last year, ESMA has launched its consultation on proposals to...